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Leigha Ackerson, 27, was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole and an additional 48 years in prison for her role in the January 2018 murder of Catherine Kelley in Kelley s home near Edwards. At the hearing, Ackerson said she plans to appeal her conviction.
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EAGLE Leigha Ackerson on Friday was sentenced to life in prison without parole, plus an additional 48 years in prison, for her role in the January 2018 murder of Catherine Kelley inside Kelley’s home near Edwards.
Tearful family and friends of Kelley, who was 74, shared their thoughts about the senseless killing and how it has devastated their lives, asking for the maximum possible prison sentence for Ackerson, which she received.